Rep. Weiner Has ‘Retained Counsel,’ Considering There Will Be Both ‘Civil Or Criminal Actions’ Taken Against Him.

You Cannot Just Go Around Half Cocked On The Internet Like That, No Matter Who You Are Or Who You Know.

I Here It Took So Long For Weiner’s Statement Because He First Needed To Consult With Bill Clinton On Just What The Meaning Of The Word ” IS ” Is.

What’s they’re looking for is a fall guy…

Look at the time line… he doesn’t tweet for like 3 hours… the boner tweet goes out and is deleted immediately… and then he starts babbling about hockey…

““This was a prank. We are loath to treat it as more, but we are relying on professional advice.””

the ol’ Right Wing Conspiracy theory… haha

Personally, I would think someone hacking a politicians twitter account, tweeting lewd pics to college girls, pretending to be a married Congressman, would illicit a little more concern, and importance.

His attitude is rather flippant, and calm. Especially strange coming from this guy, who is so completely high strung he can’t stand it, when on TV.

It’s a distraction !!! ( I did it ) .

ninjapirate said:
What’s they’re looking for is a fall guy…

Look at the time line… he doesn’t tweet for like 3 hours… the boner tweet goes out and is deleted immediately… and then he starts babbling about hockey…

wouldn’t your first tweet be “OMG! I was hacked! Ignore that dic-pic! That wasn’t me!! Sorry if any of you got it! I’m calling the Feds!”

Not five tweets about hockey, and then a joking tweet about your toaster being loyal?

Weiner to lawyer ” Now how do I explain mentioning Seattle ? ”

” How do I explain not calling the FBI ? ”

” How do I explain these two black eyes ? “

sarainitaly said:
““This was a prank. We are loath to treat it as more, but we are relying on professional advice.””

the ol’ Right Wing Conspiracy theory… haha

Personally, I would think someone hacking a politicians twitter account, tweeting lewd pics to college girls, pretending to be a married Congressman, would illicit a little more concern, and importance.

His attitude is rather flippant, and calm. Especially strange coming from this guy, who is so completely high strung he can’t stand it, when on TV.

Because he’s got something, maybe as simple as he tips the paper boy way, way too much, but something.

Even worse I hear that someone spotted Wasserman Schultz circling directly overhead of Weiner’s block…..that’s definitely not a positive development.

Business must be very, very slow if the people at Mediaite have to create a story out of what was obviously a prank, and , of course, when you have Breitbart’s name attached to the story it all becomes even more suspicious. Weiner is a dangerous person for the rightwingers because he’s very bright and has dogged New York style determination about issues, and he’s usually on the side of the angels. Virtually everything Brietbart is involved with has an element of criminal intent wrapped around it. It’s a shame that Mediaite gets involved in such low level stuff.

Of course. Everyone knows that, when you’re the victim of a crime, the first thing you do is retain counsel.

If it was hacked Weiner is a govt official. As funny as this is IF his govt accounts was hacked. It needs to be found out and prosecuted.

“Retained Council”?

Why would you need lawyers when you just pick up the phone and call the FBI and say I am a sitting US Congressman whose personal accounts were hacked into and I want to find the culprits.

ganymede said:
Business must be very, very slow if the people at Mediaite have to create a story out of what was obviously a prank, and , of course, when you have Breitbart’s name attached to the story it all becomes even more suspicious. Weiner is a dangerous person for the rightwingers because he’s very bright and has dogged New York style determination about issues, and he’s usually on the side of the angels. Virtually everything Brietbart is involved with has an element of criminal intent wrapped around it. It’s a shame that Mediaite gets involved in such low level stuff.

Weiner is about as dangerous as Arnold Horshack from ” Welcome Back, Kotter “, only Tony is more pissant than sweathog. He’s also on the side of the douchebags 110% of the time.

I think you’re thinking of a different guy.

Yeah, right–someone stole his identity and posted illicit pictures. Maybe it was a disgruntled staffer or a family member who has fallen from grace–definitely done by a “Christian.”

GUILTY! Dim-witted teabaggers and Breitbart, that is, for running with this obvious scam/ hoax. There is far to many exculpatory elements coming forth to draw any other conclusion. Unless, of course, you are a half-witted teabagger. HA HA HA HA HAR HE HE HAR all the way to HELL!!

*** The biggest problem people that are charged with crimes have is finding a good attorney because everyone knows the first thing their victims do is pick up the phone and hire an attorney for themselves……strange Weiner waited 3 days to do what every victim of crime does – hire an attorney…………

King Of Hell said:
GUILTY! Dim-witted teabaggers and Breitbart, that is, for running with this obvious scam/ hoax. There is far to many exculpatory elements coming forth to draw any other conclusion. Unless, of course, you are a half-witted teabagger. HA HA HA HA HAR HE HE HAR all the way to HELL!!

You are not stable…

**** Weiner has 45,000 “followers” on Twitter and a good chunk of them right now are checking with their own attorneys as to whether they can sue Weiner for that offensive tweet of his.

He needs an attorney all right… to defend himself from dozens of suits.

While everyone’s so eagerly analyzing what this and a Tweet about Seattle means, can we also analyze the fact that the one guy who claims to have evidence also harassed the victim and predicted the “crime” before any of it happened?

Juniorbug said:
While everyone’s so eagerly analyzing what this and a Tweet about Seattle means, can we also analyze the fact that the one guy who claims to have evidence also harassed the victim and predicted the “crime” before any of it happened?

NO!

What they have yet to answer, however, is whether an official criminal investigation has been launched by either the FBI or any other investigative resource. The new information, however, suggests Rep. Weiner has at least taken the first steps toward legal action.

Weiner doesn’t need a lawyer to tell him to call the FBI. He doesn’t need a lawyer to call the FBI. The first step in a criminal action is to call law enforcement. The first step in covering your ass is to retain counsel.

Meanwhile, the Edwards indictment is reported to be dropping this week. Heh.

Juniorbug said:
While everyone’s so eagerly analyzing what this and a Tweet about Seattle means, can we also analyze the fact that the one guy who claims to have evidence also harassed the victim and predicted the “crime” before any of it happened?

Dan Wolfe didn’t predict the crime. He was watching Weiner engaging young girls on Twitter, and RT’d Weiner’s tweet. But yes, the FBI should have a good look at this. Mr. Wolfe would love to hear from them.

sarainitaly said:
wouldn’t your first tweet be “OMG! I was hacked! Ignore that dic-pic! That wasn’t me!! Sorry if any of you got it! I’m calling the Feds!”

Not five tweets about hockey, and then a joking tweet about your toaster being loyal?

Frankly, I have no idea whether Weiner posted the pic or not, and I hope he did not, but just as an aside, I would think that any man would have immediately said “that’s not me”, because the picture isn’t too impressive…if you know what I mean..

Rep. Weiner Has ‘Retained Counsel,’ Considering ‘Civil Or Criminal Actions’

Meanwhile , on the West Coast , Gloria Allred furiously trying to contact the young lady in Seattle .

Cecelia said:
Frankly, I have no idea whether Weiner posted the pic or not, and I hope he did not, but just as an aside, I would think that any man would have immediately said “that’s not me”, because the picture isn’t too impressive…if you know what I mean..

hahah!

Pablo said:
Dan Wolfe didn’t predict the crime. He was watching Weiner engaging young girls on Twitter, and RT’d Weiner’s tweet. But yes, the FBI should have a good look at this. Mr. Wolfe would love to hear from them.

On May 11th he Tweeted “Rumor a top 5 Right-Wing blogger has sex-scandal pics of ‘big time’ Congressman.” We don’t have to call that a prediction if you don’t want to, but he teased the pic before it even existed.

“The Daily Caller received statements from both spokesman Dave Arnold and the Congressman himself, both stating that they considered the affair a “prank” and didn’t appear to enthusiastic about spending time on it:”

It is (too) enthusiastic. Is it really too much to ask that the professional bloggers here use proper grammar and spelling?

Juniorbug said:
On May 11th he Tweeted “Rumor a top 5 Right-Wing blogger has sex-scandal pics of ‘big time’ Congressman.” We don’t have to call that a prediction if you don’t want to, but he teased the pic before it even existed.

Technically true, But Wolfe actually originally retweeted (not a tweet orginally wrote) this from someone else that tweeted it before him On May 5th. Not originally May 1tth as most have reported

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Well, this is all progressing as predictably as any of us could have imagined, isn’t it? Was there any doubt that Weiner, with absolutely no evidence, would blame this on conservatives? (I’m surprised he didn’t use the word “teabaggers,” actually.) Did anyone honestly believe that he wouldn’t use this event as an opportunity to demagogue his most hollow talking points? And did anyone really think that he’d push for an investigation? Of course not. Weiner doesn’t want to go anywhere near an investigation of this “prank.” He wants to create the impression of taking the high road to “do the people’s work,” hoping that the story dies. He cares more about the American people than he does about his own reputation! How can you not love a guy like that?

If the story happens to survive (and I doubt it will), the media will move on to saying “Well, what’s the big deal, really? It’s not our business if he sends pictures of his junk to young girls,” or, as Tommy tried last night, “Look at these nasty right wingers that are harassing Weiner’s Twitter followers! That’s the real story!” That phase should be in full force by Friday.

But don’t expect an independent investigation. If Weiner was interested in that, he would have called for it 48 hours ago.

RazorsEdge said:
Technically true, But Wolfe actually originally retweeted (not a tweet orginally wrote) this from someone else that tweeted it before him On May 5th. Not originally May 1tth as most have reported

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Okay, well, whoever Tweeted it first, people who spread rumors about crimes happening *before* they happen are usually suspect number 1.

Juniorbug said:
On May 11th he Tweeted “Rumor a top 5 Right-Wing blogger has sex-scandal pics of ‘big time’ Congressman.” We don’t have to call that a prediction if you don’t want to, but he teased the pic before it even existed.

That doesn’t mention Weiner and it isn’t a claim to have pics that had not yet been posted. How can it be teasing that pic? How would a blogger have it before it was posted?

tigerprez said:“Look at these nasty right wingers that are harassing Weiner’s Twitter followers! That’s the real story!”

I don’t know if it’s “the real story,” but it’s the only one with solid proof backing it up right now. It’s clear that Wolfe was harassing this girl before anything happened, hoax or not.

Pablo said:
How can it be teasing that pic? How would a blogger have it before it was posted?

Well, yes, that’s kind of my whole point, isn’t it? Unless you think he was talking about some OTHER top 5 right-wing blogger, some OTHER sex scandal pics, and some OTHER “big time” Congressman.

Juniorbug said:
Unless you think he was talking about some OTHER top 5 right-wing blogger, some OTHER sex scandal pics, and some OTHER “big time” Congressman.

It would have to be if the pic in question had not yet been posted. You’ll note that in further tweets he suggests that it could be Weiner, could be Charlie Rangel, could be Barney Frank. What you’re doing there is called a wild ass guess.

Juniorbug said:
I don’t know if it’s “the real story,” but it’s the only one with solid proof backing it up right now. It’s clear that Wolfe was harassing this girl before anything happened, hoax or not.

Harassing her how, exactly?

CNN is talking about this.

The best part is that Breitbart basically has made Shirley Sherrods case for her… and for a THIRD time yet.

That moron is walking neck deep in his own santorum, and entirely by his own hand.

This is going to be a very interesting few weeks for him.

Alice67 said:
“The Daily Caller received statements from both spokesman Dave Arnold and the Congressman himself, both stating that they considered the affair a “prank” and didn’t appear to enthusiastic about spending time on it:”

It is (too) enthusiastic. Is it really too much to ask that the professional bloggers here use proper grammar and spelling?

Is that nose suppose to represent Barack’s ears or Michelle’s ass? Either way it’s a dumb idea, as they cannot help the way they were born.

Pablo said:
Harassing her how, exactly?

Are you kidding Pablo?

You dont see anything like “harassment” in taking this womans private information, spreading it all over the net, and having complete strangers accuse her of being a mistress?

You really dont have any morals, let alone respect.

Must be dipping into the housekeepers Oxycontin again… its completely killed your ability to empathize or share fellow-feeling. You, Breitbart and the rest of you clowns share that signature quality with psychotics and sociopaths.

Get help quick.

500K4Sarah2Speak said:
The best part is that Breitbart basically has made Shirley Sherrods case for her… and for a THIRD time yet.

That moron is walking neck deep in his own santorum, and entirely by his own hand.

This is going to be a very interesting few weeks for him.

Shirley Sherrod is a black, racist to her core cow. If and when this slam dunk case ever makes it into a courtroom, Breitbart already has 25 or 30 black folks lined up to swear on the holy bible to the validity of that claim.

Good always triuphs over evil, though you libs are incapable of getting that through those coconut thick heads of yours.

Bring It On…..porky carcass…….bring it on.

500K4Sarah2Speak said:
Are you kidding Pablo?

You dont see anything like “harassment” in taking this womans private information, spreading it all over the net, and having complete strangers accuse her of being a mistress?

You’d be better off if you could manage to follow a discussion before popping off about it. The alleged harassment was supposed to have occurred well before this story broke.

Private information is not posted on the internet. Information posted on the internet is not private. That said, I don’t see where Wolfe is spreading her information “all over net”. Now, go scold Tommy Christopher for harassing this poor girl.

The lunatic-left d-cRAT socialists and their stooges in the lamestream socialist media are now in FULL COVER-UP MODE to protect The Weiner from his WeinerGate lies, porn and affairs with college students.

Are you, like everybody else with a brain, wondering WHY The Weiner hasn’t called in the police or the FBI to investigate the alleged “hacking” ?

Don’t hold your breath waiting for him to do so – he won’t call them in to investigate since, OBVIOUSLY, they would immediately expose the fraud and lies that he is propagating to save his political neck.

Furthermore, Twitter has records that would identify the IP address of anyone that accesses The Weiner account and records of any and all attempts to crack the password. Has The Weiner publicly asked Twitter to provide this information ? NO, NO, NO, NO, of course NOT. Seems like he is doing everything he can to AVOID EXPOSING THE TRUTH.

May not be intended BUT..

I also noticed with Rep. Weiner’s (and his spokesperson) to the Daily Caller the term “hacked” was not used. To the Daily Caller it was “prank” and “prankster”.

Some could argue that’s introducing leagalese

Damn, this is just getting too funny. So Weiner soft peddles this as a “prank”, who’d have thunk that he’d try and downplay it? Note to Weiner: No one cares! It’s not as though anyone thinks you have morals, you’re a douche! The fact that this twink pulled a boner and is now lying about it is just too much, man. And you lefties running interference for him, seriously, don’t you have a clue what a bunch of ridiculous dudes you look like?

Sounds a lot like OJ Simson hunting for his ex-wife’s killer.

Barack Must Go said:
You Cannot Just Go Around Half Cocked On The Internet Like That, No Matter Who You Are Or Who You Know.

I see what you did there lol.

His lawyer is waiting for a big check from a guy trapped in Nigeria.

Pablo said:
It would have to be if the pic in question had not yet been posted. You’ll note that in further tweets he suggests that it could be Weiner, could be Charlie Rangel, could be Barney Frank. What you’re doing there is called a wild ass guess.

You’re not following. The fact that the pic in question hadn’t been posted yet is what makes the May 5th “rumor” suspicious. That’s the point I’ve been making all along. And as for Wolfe spamming Frank and Rangel with it too, that looks like an amateurish cover to me, but it’s fair enough if you believe it. But will you concede that he was talking about the alleged Weiner photo if sexy Frank or Rangel pictures don’t surface in the near future?

Big Eddie said:
How do I explain these two black eyes

Honor bitch-slapping could be a new trend.

tatboy said:
If it was hacked Weiner is a govt official. As funny as this is IF his govt accounts was hacked. It needs to be found out and prosecuted.

They found his BB in Ft Marcy Park.

ganymede said:
Weiner is a dangerous person for the rightwingers because he’s very bright

Why do democrats always have to remind us how smart they are?

The FBI is investigating what Weiner knows and when did he know it. That’s why Weiner has ‘retained legal counsel’.

struckgld said:
“Retained Council”?

Why would you need lawyers when you just pick up the phone and call the FBI and say I am a sitting US Congressman whose personal accounts were hacked into and I want to find the culprits.

He watched that Youtube video “Never Talk To The Police”. He’s a secret Libertarian which explains why he wets Francis’ whistle (or Tommy’s dog whistle).

murphy0071 said:
Yeah, right–someone stole his identity and posted illicit pictures. Maybe it was a disgruntled staffer or a family member who has fallen from grace–definitely done by a “Christian.”

If he listened to Rush he could have had Lifelock take care of his legal fees.

Juniorbug said:
Okay, well, whoever Tweeted it first, people who spread rumors about crimes happening *before* they happen are usually suspect number 1.

Don’t you mean “prank”?

500K4Sarah2Speak said:
You dont see anything like “harassment” in taking this womans private information

Must not be very private. Maybe she gave it to him on a napkin.

RazorsEdge said:
May not be intended BUT..

I also noticed with Rep. Weiner’s (and his spokesperson) to the Daily Caller the term “hacked” was not used. To the Daily Caller it was “prank” and “prankster”.

Some could argue that’s introducing leagalese

You know this is going to filter down thru Rush, Hannity and Savage and eventually even Jon Stewart is going to have to cover it.

Dem4Ever said:
The FBI is investigating what Weiner knows and when did he know it. That’s why Weiner has ‘retained legal counsel’.

They want to ask him if he’s a grower or a shower.

Bill Clinton had to have a doctor look at his junk and possibly even take a picture of it for his Paula Jones lawsuit-right?

Michael Jackson as well.

Juniorbug said:
But will you concede that he was talking about the alleged Weiner photo if sexy Frank or Rangel pictures don’t surface in the near future?

Do you know what a rumor is? He said he did not know which Congressman the rumor referred to. Just that he heard a rumor. Why are you so sure that he was referring to a picture that would be tweeted from a Congressman’s account at some time in the future? Are you suggesting that he hacked Weiner’s account? If he did, he should be punished. So, they should take a look and find out who sent that tweet. Me, I’m thinking that it probably was the guy who really wants to drop the subject and just lawyered up, but an investigation would clear this right up.

Dan Wolfe wants an investigation. Anthony Weiner wants to move on to another topic. Occam’s Razor cuts best here. Weiner tweeted his wiener. Heh. What a tool.

Cecelia said:
Frankly, I have no idea whether Weiner posted the pic or not, and I hope he did not, but just as an aside, I would think that any man would have immediately said “that’s not me”, because the picture isn’t too impressive…if you know what I mean..

And that’s little tony the weiner after stuffing a Hebrew National in his underoos. Now we all know why the little schmuck is always so pissed off about everything.

Frances Martel,

You should apply for a job as Weiner’s Press Secretary. I heard he is hiring.

Pablo said:
Dan Wolfe wants an investigation. Anthony Weiner wants to move on to another topic. Occam’s Razor cuts best here.

Does Occam’s Razor say a politician would be wise to feed a story about him having sent a picture of his penis to a college student over the internet, whether it’s true or not? This is politics 101. As LBJ was reputed to have said, “I know he’s not a pig ****er, I just want to hear him deny it.”

“The new information, however, suggests Rep. Weiner has at least taken the first steps toward legal action.”

This could really cost someone (RNC) big bucks…. Thumbs up Anthony Weiner….

Pablo said:
Why are you so sure that he was referring to a picture that would be tweeted from a Congressman’s account at some time in the future? Are you suggesting that he hacked Weiner’s account?

Because no other picture has surfaced, obviously. And no, I’m not suggesting Weiner’s account was hacked. If it was hacked, I think the hacker would have made sure more than one person (himself) had seen the picture.

Now Weiner is calling it a “prank”, NOT a hack.

See http://www.biggovernment.com/publius/2011/05/30/weinergate-shift-from-hack-to-prank

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pinandpuller said:
You know this is going to filter down thru Rush, Hannity and Savage and eventually even Jon Stewart is going to have to cover it.

I’m Sure they will. Just by Weiner acknowledging he was hacked/pranked and the nature of the photo will open the door for them to cover. Too many heroes and villains (depending on how you view all the major players in this story) for them to not cover.

I’m sure they’re already researching rep. Weiner’s stance on cybersecurity, hacking etc past positions (if he has any) in case Rep. Weiner does not move forward on investigation or at least try to bully or nudge Weiner into launching an investigation ONLY if Rep. Weiner decides not to move forward with one.

RazorsEdge said:
I’m Sure they will. Just by Weiner acknowledging he was hacked/pranked and the nature of the photo will open the door for them to cover. Too many heroes and villains (depending on how you view all the major players in this story) for them to not cover.

I’m sure they’re already researching rep. Weiner’s stance on cybersecurity, hacking etc past positions (if he has any) in case Rep. Weiner does not move forward on investigation or at least try to bully or nudge Weiner into launching an investigation ONLY if Rep. Weiner decides not to move forward with one.

Yep…scratch one Democrat

I think Rep. Weiner is correct when he said that this is a distractor. I thank him for viewing it as such. But…I know that this issue must be addressed. If…if Andrew Breitbart is behind this so-called prank, then he should be sued…again.

Whoever is behind this awful prank, according to the young lady who was named, should pay dearly for being responsible for the harrassment this young lady and her family/friends have had to endure.

Congressman Weiner, please, please, prosecute those involved. I personally hope they receive jail time. Actually the longer the better.

There’s two scenarios. Either someone hacked the Twitter account of a sitting congressman and sent an illicit photo on the account. Or, a sitting congressman or his authorized staff sent an illicit photo to a Twitter user.

Either way, it’s not a prank, it’s an act to be investigated. Either it’s a ethics violation or its a criminal hacking incident.

I don’t think he’s that stupid (I don’t think anyone is), and a clear message should be sent that verified social media account hacking are criminal acts, with real consequences. As to the person being named as the ‘hacker’, if innocent, he can definitely pursue slander charges. If guilty, let’s hope he faces fines and charges…

Weiner’s first step is to explain what he knows, the second is to report the incident to the FBI to investigate. Hacking the verified social media account of a sitting US congressman is an FBI matter.

No lawyers necessary at this point. Once it’s investigated, then lawyers get involved.

If this, self admitted ‘Far Left Socialist Democrat’, was hacked and framed for this online sex act then why aren’t the Libs and Progs out protesting and calling for an immediate investigation?  Why the complete and utter silence?